Performer: Kamelia Kader

The Comunale had teamed up with Bologna's basketball team Virtus to create a 50%-off ticket deal aimed at drawing new audiences. The subject matter of this opera might not seem the most immediately accessible, but this was playing to capture the imaginations of opera newbies.

Excellent music-making over an indecisive but faithful Simon Boccanegra production opens Genoa's Teatro Carlo Felice new season.

L'œuvre pleine d'humour de Verdi est bien servie par une mise en scène originale et efficace, un orchestre investi et une distribution de haute tenue.